Hoani Tui (born 29 May 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He currently plays for Oyonnax in the Pro D2. His position of choice is prop.
| Date of birth | 29 May 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Whanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When playing for Wellington, Hoani was called up to represent the New Zealand Māori side in the 2007 Churchill Cup.[2] Tui signed for the Italian side Calvisano in 2008,[3] Tui then joined the Exeter Chiefs for the 2009/2010 season.[4]
Having made a total of 120 appearances for Exeter,[5] it was announced on 8 January 2013 that Tui had signed for Lyon.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Four players to debut for NZ Maori". New Zealand Herald. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
- ^ "Player statistics Tui Hoani". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs bring in New Prop". BBC Sport. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Tui set to leave Exeter". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs prop Hoani Tui joins French side Lyon". BBC Sport. 8 January 2014.
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